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Charlotte Waller, Solicitor

Charlotte is a solicitor in the Personal Injury department and works at both York and Doncaster offices

Tel: 01904 606250

Department:
Personal Injury

Address:
18 Back Swinegate, York YO1 8AD

8 Hall Gate, Doncaster DN1 3LU

Email Address:
charlotte.waller@switalskis.com

Profile
Profile

Charlotte has experience in a wide variety of personal injury claims, including accidents at work, accidents in public places such as supermarkets and hotels,  trips and slips on public and private land, accidents at sea, road traffic accidents involving cars, motorbikes, cycles and pedestrians. She enjoys the satisfaction of fighting for her clients and settling claims.

Experience

Charlotte has experience in a wide variety of personal injury claims, including accidents at work, accidents in public places such as supermarkets and hotels,  trips and slips on public and private land, accidents at sea, road traffic accidents involving cars, motorbikes, cycles and pedestrians. She enjoys the satisfaction of fighting for her clients and settling claims.

After qualifying as a solicitor in 1998, Charlotte spent 20 years specialising in road accident claims, progressing to dealing with more complex, higher value claims and motorbike claims. Since joining Pryers in 2018 she has headed their personal injury claims team and developed expertise in a wider area of injury work.

More about Charlotte

We asked Charlotte:

What can clients expect from you?

Commitment, determination to achieve the best result I can, accessibility and openness.

What do you love about your job?

The fact that every case is different. Getting to know new people and helping them with their lives.

What are your interests outside work?

I have two teenage daughters. In what little spare time that leaves me, I enjoy hiking and jogging.

 

Recent Settlements

Recent settlements include:

  • A road accident which caused life-changing physical and head injuries, justifying a multi-million-pound compensation settlement
  • An accident on commercial fishing vessel involving a severe lower limb injury and complex arguments about liability
  • A criminal injuries claim for a client who was the victim of a random attack when she was a child, causing a significant head injury
  • A road accident which caused significant internal and orthopaedic injuries to the passenger.  Defence that the driver blacked out at the wheel and that driver was not negligent because could not have foreseen the black out.
  • Motorbike accident.   Rider accused of being nearly twice the legal speed limit for the road.  Severe internal injuries, multiple orthopaedic injuries, psychological injury and mild traumatic brain injury.  My client had not been able to return to employment.  Settlement negotiated.
  • Trip over defective paving slab outside a pub.  Facial injuries sustained upon falling to the ground.  Pub denied liability initially claiming that the land was not theirs and then claiming that they had an adequate inspection system in place.  I started court proceedings and eventually negotiated a settlement without going to Trial.